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LaRussell Sparks Outrage with Controversial Lyrics on Hitler, Epstein

3/20/2026

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LaRussell, a Bay Area rapper, faced backlash after a viral clip from his new track where he calls Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Epstein "heaven-sent" and repeats "Even the devil was heaven-sent."
Critics on social media say linking notorious figures to a spiritual concept is tone-deaf.
LaRussell, 31, defends the line as a philosophical reflection on creation, asserting that even dark figures were "made by God."

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LaRussell, a Bay Area rapper, faced backlash after a viral clip from his new track where he calls Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Epstein "heaven-sent" and repeats "Even the devil was heaven-sent."
Critics on social media say linking notorious figures to a spiritual concept is tone-deaf.
LaRussell, 31, defends the line as a philosophical reflection on creation, asserting that even dark figures were "made by God."